3.1 AVERAGE


A sweet and quick read

This is the start of a new series, with a thief and an alpha realising they are fated mates. This is a quick but sweet read in a world that I’m sure will expand as the series goes on.
It is enjoyable and fun I can’t wait to see where the characters take us in the next book.

At 19% this book had me like

blank faced man holding his hands like he's praying up against his chin

And then at 68% it had me like

nicholas cage rubbing his face in shock

And then I finished it and I was all

blank stare

It's a hate read because I should've binned it as DNF but I didn't. Mercifully, it was short.

Some MINOR SPOILERS are involved, but let me tell you why I was making those faces:

19%:
But when the sad, battered omega lifted his head and met my eye with such a fierce, defiant gaze, that’s when I lost it completely.

This was no mere petty thief. When our eyes locked I saw within him, all the way down to the depths of his soul. I saw his past, his anger, his heartbreak. It was this ability to read people, after all, that had gained me Pack Alpha status in the first place.

And when I looked upon this omega, I knew without a doubt in my heart that he was my fated mate.
What.

The fact that the alpha werewolf can immediately see into people's souls is mentioned here for the first then, then referenced one other time, then never brought up again.
cool cool cool cool cool cool cool from brooklyn 99
I mean, what a hackneyed plot device that demolishes any requirement to actually build a relationship.

Things didn't improve, but I made it to 68% (damn it, so close) when:
It didn’t make any sense at the time, just the chattering of an oxygen starved brain, but I’ll remember those words for the rest of my life:

Please let the baby be okay.
What.

They spent one night together, it's the next day, and now he's pregnant. I'm weary. I'm exhausted. I'm wondering how he instinctively knows he's conceived. And even if he has, it's not a baby. It's still pretty much a sperm cell and an...egg? You know, until this point I've never given serious thought to how mpreg works and I don't really think I want to. Point is, the day after you had sex there isn't a BABY in there for the love of god.

The redeeming quality about this novella was that it was only 100 or so pages. There was no character development, hardly any world building, limpid drama, and serviceable writing. I could see what it was trying to do, but in too short of a space and with clumsy execution.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 4.5 stars
🔥🔥🔥 Heat Level: 3.5

A fast-paced, fated-mates story, with action and adventure!

I really enjoyed this story! First I’ve read by Connor and definitely not the last!! Action packed and a somewhat thrilling story, with the thief, Felix’s good morals getting in the way of his job stealing from the Nox Bay Pack. Felix is captured and brought before the pack alpha, who happens to be his fated-mate! I loved the back and forth between Felix and Markus. Felix has so much spunk and sass, he was a great character to read! I loved the edge of your seat adventure and it was so well done for such a short read. This entire shifter world is laid​ out and explored in such a short time while creating intrigue and setting the scene for other stories and characters to be discovered.

A great fated-mated, mpreg read!! Loved it and am looking forward to the next one!!

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This new series is going to be so good. I thoroughly enjoyed Felix and Markus’s story. Well written with an interesting storyline. I can’t wait to see what else this series brings us.

xanthe87's review

3.0

A good shifter story with an interesting plot line. I'm always a sucker for a rated mates take so that's a bit plus for me too! I love that we have two different types of men and shifter come together, alphas wolf and omega fox, one leading his pack and the other a thief recruited by a secret organisation though both treated well by them.
Though the story is story, there's a fair amount packed into it. Along with the possible relationship there's a bit of action, secrecy, drama and bravery from both men, each trying to protect the other.
I'm interested in reading the next book after we've been introduced to the possible future couple and they'd make for interesting reading, especially with what one has just been through.
Recommend giving this shifter story a go. Connor writes enjoyable stories with engaging plots and lovable characters.
I received an ARC and am happily giving a review.
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2.0